WHARTON EDITH Autograph Letter Signed to “Dear Miss Robins”

Sale 2413 - Lot 295

Price Realized: $ 1,875

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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

'OUR UNHAPPY LAND HAS BECOME A LAWLESS WILDERNESS FULL OF EVIL MYSTERIES' WHARTON, EDITH. Autograph Letter Signed, to 'Dear Miss Robins,' expressing sympathy at the news of her missing brother, and wondering at the lost innocence of the land of her childhood. 2 pages, 8vo, 'Pavillon Colombe' stationery, pale blue paper, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet; folds. Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, 1 November 1932

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'I did not at first realize that it was your brother who had vanished in such tragic circumstances, & I want to tell you how deeply I feel for you in your grief & anxiety.
'. . . It is hard to believe that our unhappy land has become a lawless wilderness full of evil mysteries, where, in my youth, all was so innocent & kindly. . . .'